[vsnet-grb 377105] GCN/SWIFT_FOM_OBSERVE

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Aug 18 03:12:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-FOM Will_Observe
TRIGGER_NUM:     853824,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          169.611d {+11h 18m 27s} (J2000),
                 169.829d {+11h 19m 19s} (current),
                 169.028d {+11h 16m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -48.344d {-48d 20' 39"} (J2000),
                 -48.446d {-48d 26' 46"} (current),
                 -48.071d {-48d 04' 14"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18348 TJD;   230 DOY;   18/08/18
GRB_TIME:        11524.02 SOD {03:12:04.02} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.30 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.09 [sigma]
FLAGS:           0x3
MERIT:           100.00
SUN_POSTN:       147.43d {+09h 49m 43s}  +13.14d {+13d 08' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         64.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.05d {+15h 28m 13s}  -13.64d {-13d 38' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        61.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.39, 11.70 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      195.98,-47.15 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Figure-of-Merit decision.  
COMMENTS:        This was of sufficient merit to become the new Automated Target;  
COMMENTS:        but if the Current PPT has a greater merit, then we will not request a slew.  
COMMENTS:        FOM will request the s/c to slew.  
COMMENTS:        The S/C has yet to make its decision about safe to slew or not.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        The next comments were copied from the BAT_POS Notice:  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 160.57,11.80 [deg].